User's Manual

2-8 Millennial Net
Installing the MeshScape System
TCP/IP Connection to an Ethernet-to-serial Adapter
Figure 2-12 shows a MeshGate Extra Long Range connected to an Ethernet network using an
Ethernet-to-serial adapter. The Ethernet-to-serial adapter has both an RJ-45 Ethernet connector
and a DB-9 serial connector. The device accepts TCP/IP packetized serial data from the Ethernet,
extracts the raw data, and forwards it out the serial port. The reverse operation is performed in
the serial-to-Ethernet direction.
Local and remote MeshScape API-based applications including MeshScape Network Monitor
access the MeshScape data on the MeshGate Extra Long Range by connecting to the
MeshScape Serial Proxy Server at IP address 10.0.0.90 on port 2101.
Millennial Net has qualified the Digi One SP Ethernet-to-serial adapter for use with MeshScape
wireless mesh networks. Appendix C of this user’s guide presents a high-level configuration
procedure for the Digi One SP Ethernet-to-serial adapter when used to provide an Ethernet
connection for the MeshGate Extra Long Range.